Brian Moffet

Practice Areas

Brian L. Moffet has a diverse consumer financial services litigation practice focused on mortgage-related litigation, including foreclosures and mortgage servicing, lender-liability claims, arbitration, commercial law and class action defense.

Brian represents financial institutions from national banks to mortgage lenders and other financial services providers in litigation and arbitration involving claims and defenses arising under the Truth in Lending Act (TILA), the Real Estate Settlement Procedure Act (RESPA), the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA), the Credit Repair Organizations Act (CROA) and state unfair and deceptive acts and trade practices laws (UDAP). He has defended class actions in federal and state courts throughout the United States. Brian also has enforced arbitration agreements in both federal and state courts, and has defended clients in a variety of matters that have gone to arbitration, including a national class arbitration.

In addition to having significant trial experience in both federal and state courts, Brian has appeared and successfully argued appeals before the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, the Supreme Court of Maryland (fka Maryland Court of Appeals) and the Appellate Court of Maryland (fka Court of Special Appeals).

He regularly assists clients with developing document retention policies and complying with the emerging standards of preserving and producing electronic discovery.

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